I have posted many a times about my horrible first RN job that which I started 10 weeks ago. Things have REALLY gotten bad. I talked to my manager about the latest issues and she pretty much made up excuses for everything. Sorry, I worked to hard for this license. 1,2, 3 strikes I'm out.
I want to keep it short and simple. Mind you that I am leaving on bad terms b/c I am not giving any notice. Please don't call it unprofessional, I am not at fault at all.
Date
Human Resouce
hospital
city, state
To whom it may concern:
It is with regret that i must reign my position as a Registered nurse effective on this date of October 19, 2005.
Sincerely,
raindrop.
I found this "simple" resignation letter on monster. My BF says that the "regret" implies to him, and maybe will to human resource, that I liked my job and had a positive experience, overall.
Considering that I am not giving notice and have complained to HR and my manager 2 times, I know that they will know better....but what if I ever have to go to court, god forbid, and the judge reads it like how my BF did.
Kudos to you Raindrop! Good things CAN come out of sticking up for yourself!
For those that say we don't have the option to quit without notice d/t being blackballed, I say for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. How many potential nurses is Raindrop likely to share these hellish experiences with? Nurses also speak with other nurses, the knife cuts both ways.
"TRUST YOUR GUT INSTINCT" keeps you out of trouble everytime....
also what the good angels tell ya!
Karen
Yeah, when I shadowed the job from hell, my gut instinct was giving me bad vibes about a nurse that did end up giving me the worst time after I was hired. I have always had intuition that proves to be accurate, I knew this - why I didn't listen after shadowing I don't know.
I am so sorry that you have been treated badly. Let me give you a story of mine. I went to work for a surgical floor. I was promised x amount of hours per pay period. I was offered a full time position from the then prn position I had, and when I came back to accept, I was told it was being given to an LVN because it would be cheaper, and finally, my hours were cut back and cut back, and I was only scheduled on the days the brand new grad LVN was scheduled so that I could train her to take my hours. Well, don't you know I wanted to walk into that mgrs office, tell her to kiss my azzzzz, and leave! However, instead I went home and thought about this every evening for two weeks until I could think rationally. I trained that LVN - afterall, it wasn't her fault. Then, I put in my two weeks notice and it went something like this. It is with great regret that I am forced to resign my position with xyz hospital. However, as my hours have been drastically reduced due to budget constraints within the dept., I feel confident that you can in turn understand my need to seek other employment in order to meet personal financial demands. Then, (and I wasn't surprised by this) I was told that it wasn't necessary to work out the two weeks, since the new grad was ready to take a full load. This is the sort of thing that happens when you work in a small hospital, and money is spent on managment, leaving very little for staffing. This, of course, does not occur in larger facilities as much because they are finding that it is more cost productive to keep their RN's. My point is, however, that even though your situation is bad (and it is) and you have been treated awful (and you have been), it is so important to give that 2 week notice. Take the time to write and re-write that notice until it says in a professional way exactly what it needs to say. You and they will know your meaning behind your kind words, but they won't be able to put you down as a non-rehire. (and always, always, check out with your HR dept before you leave and be certain that your record concludes that you are in fact eligible for rehire. Even if you NEVER return to that facility, or that city, what you do now, can affect you for a long long time.
Specializes in Med-Surg, Geriatric, Behavioral Health.
I am so sorry that you have been treated badly. Let me give you a story of mine. I went to work for a surgical floor. I was promised x amount of hours per pay period. I was offered a full time position from the then prn position I had, and when I came back to accept, I was told it was being given to an LVN because it would be cheaper, and finally, my hours were cut back and cut back, and I was only scheduled on the days the brand new grad LVN was scheduled so that I could train her to take my hours. Well, don't you know I wanted to walk into that mgrs office, tell her to kiss my azzzzz, and leave! However, instead I went home and thought about this every evening for two weeks until I could think rationally. I trained that LVN - afterall, it wasn't her fault. Then, I put in my two weeks notice and it went something like this. It is with great regret that I am forced to resign my position with xyz hospital. However, as my hours have been drastically reduced due to budget constraints within the dept., I feel confident that you can in turn understand my need to seek other employment in order to meet personal financial demands. Then, (and I wasn't surprised by this) I was told that it wasn't necessary to work out the two weeks, since the new grad was ready to take a full load. This is the sort of thing that happens when you work in a small hospital, and money is spent on managment, leaving very little for staffing. This, of course, does not occur in larger facilities as much because they are finding that it is more cost productive to keep their RN's. My point is, however, that even though your situation is bad (and it is) and you have been treated awful (and you have been), it is so important to give that 2 week notice. Take the time to write and re-write that notice until it says in a professional way exactly what it needs to say. You and they will know your meaning behind your kind words, but they won't be able to put you down as a non-rehire. (and always, always, check out with your HR dept before you leave and be certain that your record concludes that you are in fact eligible for rehire. Even if you NEVER return to that facility, or that city, what you do now, can affect you for a long long time.
I would never tell or encourage someone to tell their boss to kiss their nether regions and walk. Or to make a decision hastily for that matter.
We are all educated persons. In order to receive respect, respect must be given. We respect our employers by doing our best with what we have to work with. We respect our employers by sucking it up and working that extra shift because someone is ill. We respect our employers by coming to work even when we probably shouldn't because we feel we have a duty to our patients and to our coworkers. And the list goes on and on.
Patients that present on our units are not in their best form, and we as professionals realize that and do what we must. Management sits in cozy offices and doesn't have the excuse of pain or ill health. Management also has the distinct position of commanding certain respect from us due to our inferior status as workers. Respect which is not sometimes reciprocated back to us. Accepting disrespect is buying into the corporate bs mentality. ACCEPTING DISRESPECT IS ALLOWING IT TO OCCUR.
If you need to quit due to dire circumstances (see Raindrop's situation), you do so after your shift or before your shift, not during your shift. And during your next job interview, you need to be honest about the circumstances without bashing your former employer.
There is nothing illicit in today's job market about changing jobs unless you have a pattern of jumping from job to job.
We advocate for our patients daily. Why is it we as a profession have such a difficult time advocating for OURSELVES??
Hi Raindrop, I have been following your post and didn't want to respond unless I felt like I truly had something to "add". I'm sorry as to what you had to experience, I know what it's like to have to work under people that truly just have it "out" for you but thru the grace of God, I made it thru. But on the light of things, you had an interview and your former employer called, it's sounds to me like they really want to make restitution for things.
As far as what you told the interviewer and hopefully this message reaches you in time. I would probably say to her if I were in your case is that "I neglected to mention that I was working at so and so place(name of your company) while I was job hunting", and I apologize, something along that line. You were job hunting right? If your asked why, I didn't know how say it without it sounding like something bad.
If after that, they don't want to hire you then you still have other options with your other employer. Who knows, maybe you should just return there. It sounds to me that it was a blessing that they called you back and gave you options, maybe they are really sorry about what you have experienced.
Pray about it and if like you said, your gut instinct always leads you right, then follow it because it's God that gives it to us and he will never lead us wrong.
I admit, so far I have only read the first page of these posts.
Don't worry so much over semantics. Wether you say "regret" or "please" is irrelevant.
If you need to simplify it further you can do something like this:
"This serves as my notice of resignation effecive immediately"
As far as your remark about going to court goes are you letting your imagination get the better of you? Why would you be going to court and more to the point if you did go to court what would your letter of resignation have to do with it or what would it's wording have to do with it?
Unless you intend to bring a legal suit against the employer reguarding the conditions of your employment what does it matter?
As far as leaving without notice I have done it and it did not destroy my career etc as so many doomsayers will tell you. Sometimes a body has gotta do what a body has gotta do. Nor has it ever made it difficult to find another position.
Since you were there only a few weeks I would even hesitate to mention that you even worked there. It hardly qaulifies as experience.
If you are going to get hung up on telling all the truth as opposed to telling the truth, well then ok mention it.
You are never obligated to tell everything just because it is true on an application. You are only obligated to tell the truth in the statements you do make.
I have yet to see an applicate read "I swear under oath that I have listed every employer I have had"
It will probably as that you have no blank times not covered. 10 weeks will never be looked at as an unaccounted period of time.
I am the WORST liar and I know she saw right thru me when I told her that I have been job searching.
You were job searching (you were in your probation period) and were considering and evaluating that position and found it was not for you.
I was questioned at my next job. A supervisor casually said that a friend of hers who happened to work the same floor of the hospital where I was before had told her that I was working there. I simply replied that I had been considering the job and it was not for me. NO lie, no rationalizing, just the truth.
You also need to keep this in mind. Unless your were under a contract that specifically stated otherwise you were an "at will" employee. Under the rules of "at will" employment they can fire you at any time for any or no reason and without notice. At the same time you can leave at anytime for any or no reason. They ask you give 2 wks notice they CAN NOT require it from you if they do not consistently give two weeks notice or(two severence pay)to anyone they fire with or with or without cause. It is a courtesy to them that you give .
You are the only one feeling guilty. Yet YOU were the one that was wronged. There is something wrong with this picture. What is this running to your new manager and confessing that you quit a job for good reason (that you only held 10 weeks) and you failed to mention it. Get a grip. This does not present a rational immage.
I understand your frustation. I am a new grad, graduated Dec2004 and passed NCLEX RN Feb 2005. I was working as a nurse extern in a VERY popular Specialty Hopital here in South Texas and immediatley accepted into the internship program. In order for me toget into that position, my NM wanted me to do backflips and run through hoops to prove myself that I "belonged" there. I really wanted to work OR so I was willing! Then I graduated.....it ALL went down hill from there. My NM was literally looking over my shoulder at everyturn and corner. One time I innocently asked how long she wanted me to scrub in before I could start circulating? She tuned around and screamed at me," Why??? Are you too good to scrub in? You made your self out to someone who really wanted to be here, I think I am now wrong about you! Get out of my face!!!!" So I ran out crying, thinking maybe something was said wrong and maybe I misunderstood!. Another day my scrub tech and I were in the breakroom taking an early break before our surgery. My NM walked by my and pinched my arm. " In my office, NOW!" We all looked at each other and I followed my NM to her office. She tuned around and tore right into me, " What the HELL gives you the right to take a break!!! You think you are too good for us now you are an RN! What....Are you trying to snag a Dr.???? Ahhhh....Are you Crying????? Get out of MY FACE!!!!!!!" At this poin I was stunned!!!!! And that point I made sure to stay away from her at all costs! Then I heard from the grapevine there was a female scrub tech who did not like me and "report" to the NM how I was nortrying and "really" didn't want to be there. Of course the NM never took me aside and ASKED me. There were other verbal attacks. I would literally have panic attacks drving closer to work and start getting sick. I finally couldn't take it anylonger, called and QUIT!!!! I had never felt soooo relieved in my life. And I still have not made it back to clean out my locker and I DON'T CARE!!!! LOL I have all my surgical caps and my Dansko's in there and I don;t care! :balloons: When I started applying for another job, I was honest up front about quiting without notice. I have it in my resume. I do not try to hide it. I am now working for the state of TEXAS as a night charge nurse and I am SOOOOOOOO Loving my job!!!!! I never would have found it if I had not quit my previous job. I keep hearing about the Texas do not hire list. So far I have not come across it. You have to do what works for you. Your health and wellbeing is more important!
And you never got a restraining order against this manager?
This is work place violence. People have gotten restraining orders and asault charges against others for better treatment than this.
This IS illegal in the workforce just as it is illegal any place else.
Hellllllo Nurse, BSN, RN
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Good for you, raindrop!
All the best to you!